Trip to Uhlířský vrch

On a trip to Uhlířský vrch near Bruntál you will get to know one of the youngest volcanoes in the Czech Republic, see Baroque architecture and enjoy beautiful views of the landscape. So, if you're looking for a cocktail of geology, history and geography, Uhlířský vrch is the perfect place for an expedition.

The shape of the hill does not deny that it is a former volcano. Lava is said to have flowed here less than two million years ago, making Uhlířský vrch one of the youngest volcanoes in the Czech Republic. The remains of volcanic activity were still being mined in this locality in the middle of the last century.

According to legend, the knight Augustin Oswald Lichtenstein got lost here while hunting and was saved from certain death by a local coal miner. The hill is named after him, and in gratitude, the knight had a wooden chapel built on the top, which was replaced by the brick Baroque Church of Our Lady Help of Christians in the mid-eighteenth century.

A linden avenue leads to the church and there used to be a well-known Stations of the Cross, but it was removed after the Second World War. Today it has been replaced by a wooden Stations of the Cross by local carver František Nedomlel. The information board of the local educational trail – Uhlířský vrch near Bruntál tells about everything that is connected to the history of Uhlířský vrch, including how it was supplied with water by a unique water supply system.

From the top of the hill you can enjoy beautiful views of the Jeseníky massif.